Operations Coordinator

Challenging, interesting and driving.

FIFTEEN YEARS MILITARY EXPERIENCE WITH THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. QUALIFIED AS CLASS 1 BRITISH ARMY EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) ENGINEER, COMBAT ENGINEER AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER. A MATURE, CALM AND POSITIVE LEADER. A MOTIVATED AND CONFIDENT OUTLOOK WITH A LOGICAL APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING, PLANNING AND ORGANIZING. ALWAYS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING THE CLIENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF SERVICE WHETHER WORKING AS PART OF A TEAM OR INDEPENDENTLY. A PROVEN ABILITY TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE WITH A VARIED AND WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE IN CHALLENGING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

10/2009 – Present Operations Coordinator, ALPERTON, 1st Engineering Group, Libya, Employee.
• 1st Engineering Group provides Technical services support to the oil industry which includes Consultants, Logistical Support, Health, Safety, Geosciences, Drilling and Front-end Services.
• Play a strategic and key role in the planning and execution of the safe and efficient commissioning and start up of the projects.
• Carry out and participate in the planning and scheduling of work.
• Participate in planning sessions with other involved departments, advise on details relating to operations and give direction to the start-up operations team to properly and safely start-up.
• Perform administrative duties including operating logs and coordinate all contracted work and activities on site.
• Manage Operations ressources.
• Coordinate, prioritize and manage multiple tasks and follow through with appropriate accurate and timely action.
• Ensures that the day to day operation is conducted in a safe, efficient manner, and that operations are optimized over the long term.

02/2009 – 09/2009 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Engineer, RPS GROUP in WESTERNGECO
Crew for RWE, Libya, Consultant.
• Visual clearance of source and receiver seismic lines and access routes.
• Maintain records and reports of all UXO findings
• Investigation of potentially higher risk areas.
• Delineating and marking of potentially higher risk areas.
• UXO risk analysis and reporting to the Clients Programme Manager.
• Technical reporting to Head Quarter in Chepstow, UK.
• Liaison with Libyan Civil Defence for disposal of UXO.
• Training of Crew personnel in UXO awareness and Mine Risk Education (MRE).
• On call assistance to any UXO findings by crew

2004 International Mine action standards level 4 (IMAS), specialization: Bomb disposal engineer, Corps of Royal Engineers at Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal School (DEODS), Chatham, UK.

1999 National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ level 3 D32, D33), specialization: Trainer and Assessor Award replaced nowadays by the A1 Assessor Award. Corps of Royal Engineers at School of Military Education, Camberley, UK.

1998 City of Guilds: Advanced Combat Engineer (Military Class 1), specialization: Field Engineering, Construction Techniques, Watersupply, Demolitions, Equipment and Non Equipment Bridging, Field Fortifications, Mine Warfare. Corps of Royal Engineers at School of Military Education, Camberley, UK.

1997 City of Guilds: Advanced Bricklayer and Concreter (Military Class 1), specializations: Brickwork Advanced Craft. Corps of Royal Engineers at the School of Military Education, Chatham, UK.

1991 – 2006 British Army, Royal Engineers

Iraq Feb 2003-Jun 2003: Iraq Medal
• Section Commander in an Air Assault Squadron.
• Day to Day administration and motivation of Combat Engineer Section.
• Organising Troop Daily training.
• Conduct Intelligence briefings for Troops prior to operations.
• Conducting Site Recognisance.
• Minefield perimeter marking.
• Conducting Bulk Explosive disposal.



Afghanistan Jan 2002- Apr 2002: OSM Clasp Afghanistan
• Section Commander of Combat Engineer Section.
• Combat Engineer support to Special Forces Operations.
• Construction of Hangers and Camp defences.
• Reconstruction of local civilian Police Station.

Northern Ireland Mar 1999-Sept 1999:GSM 1962 Clamp Northern Ireland
Bosnia Oct 1997-Mar 1998: NATO Medal No 2
Bosnia Oct 1995-Mar 1996: NATO Medal with former Yugoslavia Clasp